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1. Which statement best describes a general property of rocks?
1) Most rocks have a number of minerals in common.
2) Most rocks are composed of a single mineral.
3) All rocks contain fossils.
4) All rocks contain minerals formed by compression and
cementation.
9. Base your answer to the following question on the data
table below.
2. In which group are all the earth materials classified as
minerals?
1) feldspar, quartz, and olivine
2) granite, rhyolite, and basalt
3) cobbles, pebbles, and silt
4) conglomerate, sandstone, and shale
3. Minerals are identified on the basis of
1) the method by which they were formed
2) the type of rock in which they are found
3) the size of their crystals
4) their physical and chemical properties
4. Scratching a mineral against a glass plate is a method used
for determining the mineral's
1) color
3) luster
2) hardness
4) cleavage
Which statement is best supported by the data shown?
1) An iron nail contains fluorite.
2) A streak plate is composed of quartz.
3) Topaz is harder than a steel file.
4) Apatite is softer than a copper penny.
5. Which mineral property is illustrated by the peeling of
muscovite mica into thin, flat sheets?
1) luster
3) hardness
2) streak
4) cleavage
6. The diagram below shows the results of one test for mineral
identification.
10. Which mineral is an ore of iron and has a characteristic
reddish brown streak?
1) magnetite
3) hematite
2) pyrite
4) olivine
11. Which mineral shows no cleavage, has a hardness of 6.5,
and a composition of SiO2?
1) Graphite
3) Halite
2) Garnet
4) Quartz
12. Which mineral has a greater hardness?
1) Galena
3) Garnet
2) Olivine
4) Biotite Mica
13. Which mineral has a hardness of 2.5 – 3 and makes a good
electrical insulator?
1) Pyroxene
3) Gypsum
2) Biotite Mica
4) Magnetite
Which mineral property is being tested?
1) density
3) streak
2) fracture
4) luster
7. Which common mineral fizzes when dilute hydrochloric
acid (HCl) is placed on it?
1) calcite
3) quartz
2) feldspar
4) talc
8. What is the hardness of Sulfur?
1) 6.5
3)
2) 2
4)
3
2.5
14. Which mineral has a hardness of 6, and shows cleavage?
1) Olivine
3) Hematite
2) Talc
4) Potassium Feldspar
15. Which mineral is white or colorless, has a hardness of 2.5,
and splits with cubic cleavage?
1) calcite
3) pyrite
2) halite
4) mica
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16. Base your answer to the following question on the table below, which shows the characteristics of four different mineral samples.
Which two mineral samples would be most difficult to distinguish from each other based on their color, luster, and streak?
1) halite and quartz
2) halite and gold
3) galena and quartz
4) galena and gold
17. Base your answer to the following question on Moh's
mineral hardness scale and on the chart below showing the
approximate hardness of some common objects.
Which statement is best supported by this scale?
1) A fingernail will scratch calcite, but not quartz.
2) A fingernail will scratch quartz, but not calcite.
3) A piece of glass can be scratched by quartz, but not by
calcite.
4) A piece of glass can be scratched by calcite, but not by
quartz.
18. Which mineral leaves a green-black powder when rubbed
against an unglazed porcelain plate?
1) galena
3) hematite
2) graphite
4) pyrite
19. An unidentified mineral that is softer than calcite exhibits a
metallic luster and cubic cleavage. This mineral most likely
is
1) galena
3) halite
2) pyrite
4) pyroxene
20. A human fingernail has a hardness of approximately 2.5.
Which two minerals are softer than a human fingernail?
1) calcite and halite
3) graphite and talc
2) sulfur and fluorite
4) pyrite and magnetite
21. The photograph below shows a piece of halite that has been
recently broken.
Which physical property of halite is demonstrated by this
pattern of breakage?
1) hardness
3) cleavage
2) streak
4) luster
22. Which home-building material is made mostly from the
mineral gypsum?
1) plastic pipes
3) drywall panels
2) window glass
4) iron nails
23. Which mineral is composed of Calcium and Flourine?
1) Amphiboles
3) Hematite
2) Calcite
4) Fluorite
24. How are the minerals biotite mica and muscovite mica
different?
1) Biotite mica is colorless, but muscovite mica is not.
2) Biotite mica contains iron and/or magnesium, but
muscovite mica does not.
3) Muscovite mica scratches quartz, but biotite mica does
not.
4) Muscovite mica cleaves into thin sheets, but biotite
mica does not.
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25. Base your answer to the following question on the diagram below, which shows three minerals with three different physical tests, A, B, and
C, being performed on them.
Which sequence correctly matches each test, A, B, and C, with the mineral property tested?
1) A—cleavage; B—streak; C—hardness
3) A—streak; B—cleavage; C—hardness
2) A—cleavage; B—hardness; C—streak
4) A—streak; B—hardness; C—cleavage
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